PUBLISHED IN THE KITCHENER-WATERLOO RECORD Saturday, March 09, 1997 Nick Krewen Kitchener-Waterloo Record Saturday, March 09, 1997 Matchbox 20 rhythm guitarist Adam Gaynor promises a really big shoe when his band performs at The Lyric this week. He wears a size 13. The rest of the band — singer and songwriter Rob Thomas, lead guitarist Kyle Cook, bassist Brian Yale and drummer Paul Doucette — wear, in no…
Nick Krewen The Hamilton Spectator February 29, 1997 In the fascinating video for her tune “Trigger Happy Jack”, gifted Hollywood-based singer and songwriter Poe repeatedly taunts a man she holds captive in a Mason Jar with the unforgettable refrain, “You can’t talk to a psycho like a normal human being.” The picture becomes much clearer when the 26-year-old explains the song, available on her eclectic rock and hip-hop…
Grammy Bid Defies Years Of Obscurity Nick Krewen Toronto Star Monday, February 24, 1997 He’s played in volcanic caves on The Canary Islands and recorded one of his four solo albums during a press conference at The London Zoo’s Aquarium, but Michael Brook says a gig he performed in the late ’80s with visionary keyboardist Brian Eno topped them all. “We performed at the opening of a Shinto temple…
NICK KREWEN Mike Oldfield, the British composer of Tubular Bells, the chart-topping 1973 instrumental album that revolutionized rock music and represented progressive rock at its most indulgent, sees future music entertainment as “a Salvadore Dali painting you can walk into.” Limited copies of his new album, Songs Of Distant Earth, contain a multi-media CD-ROM that he assembled midway through recording sessions, and Oldfield says he’s excited by new computer technology. “I…
PUBLISHED IN COUNTRY WEEKLY, FEBRUARY 1997 By Nick Krewen Like the song on his multi-platinum album Everywhere, Tim McGraw knows “Where The Green Grass Grows.” “Yeah — as soon as we build our house,” jokes Tim, who is nominated with his wife Faith Hill for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals at this year’s Grammies. “As far as my family life goes, I’ve got it made. I’m the luckiest guy…
